Air Transport

Historical Aspect

  • The first commercial aviation flight in India took place on 18th February 1911 from Allahabad, across the Yamuna River to Naini, a distance of 9.7 kilometres. The aircraft was a Humber biplane shipped from England by French aviator Henri Pequet.
  • In 1932, J. R. D. Tata was awarded a contract to carry mail and founded an airline which grew to become Air India.
  • Until 1990, international aviation was restricted to the four major metros of India, viz., New Delhi (Palam), Bombay (Santa Cruz), Madras (Meenambakkam), and Calcutta (Dum Dum). With the Thiruvananthapuram Airport having upgraded to an international airport ....
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